Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 17:33:47 -0400 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: John Toon <john.toon@btinternet.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, brian@Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Linux Applications Over PPP Message-ID: <200106302133.f5ULXl400762@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from John Toon <john.toon@btinternet.com> of "Fri, 29 Jun 2001 10:59:12 -0000." <3B3C5F80.3020706@btinternet.com>
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The only strange occurrence I've seen that sounds even vaguely
similar is that if you leave out a nameserver line in
/compat/linux/etc/hosts, it *doesn't* default to 127.1.
Try adding a nameserver line (if you haven't already got one).
> Hi,
>
> Six million *.rpm files later, I've finally got the Linux version of
> Mozilla working properly. However, neither the Linux versions of Mozilla
> or Opera seem to be able use my PPP connection - they simply can't
> connect to anything, even when I'm fully connected and browsing using
> the FreeBSD version of Mozilla.
>
> Why is this? What setting do I need to alter to enable Linux apps to use
> my PPP connection?
>
> Regards,
>
> John.
>
> ppp.conf (username/password hashed out!):
>
> #################################################################
> # PPP Sample Configuration File
> # Originally written by Toshiharu OHNO
> # Simplified 5/14/1999 by wself@cdrom.com
> #
> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/ppp/ppp.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:24:08 peter Exp $
> #################################################################
>
> default:
>
>
> #
> # Make sure that "device" references the correct serial port
> # for your modem. (cuaa0 = COM1, cuaa1 = COM2)
> #
>
> set device /dev/cuaa0
>
> set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
> set speed 57600
> set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" AT OK-AT-OK
> ATE1Q0M0 OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
>
> set timeout 120
> set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0
> add default HISADDR
> enable dns
>
>
> anytime:
>
> set phone 08089933001
> set authname ####
> set authkey ####
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